Graduate Assistant - Learning Center

Job Summary

Graduate Assistantship Overview

Elmhurst University welcomes applications for a graduate assistantship in Learning Center for the 2024-2025 academic year, which is eligible for renewal for the 2025-2026 academic year.

This is a student position. Interested applicants will need to submit an application for admission into a degree seeking graduate program at and be accepted before becoming eligible for consideration for a graduate assistant position that correlates with their area of study.

Graduate assistants at Elmhurst University may be hired for a full tuition waiver based on 20 hours of service per week. Graduate assistants will also receive a stipend while they are working, paid bi-weekly, in support of their continued education.

Graduate assistants will participate in their assistantships during the Fall and Spring terms at minimum and may be required to participate during January and / or Summer terms.

Eligible Graduate Programs : M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership, M.S.Ed. in Special Education, M.A. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology, or M.

B.A. Weekly Hours : 20 Tuition Waiver : Full

Stipend : $2,500 per academic year, September-December and February-May

Terms : Fall, Spring Special Notation : Offers for this position are conditional upon acceptance into one of the above noted graduate programs at Elmhurst University.

Graduate students must maintain full-time enrollment in their graduate program in order to maintain a graduate assistantship.

Nature of Work The Graduate Assistant for the Learning Center is primarily responsible for providing in-person and online tutoring in statistics to graduate students and collaborating with the Learning Center team to assess programmatic initiatives, develop support materials for students, and mentor math and statistic tutors.

This position is supervised by the Director of the Learning Center. Salary Grade Essential Functions

• Provide in-person and online tutoring in statistics to graduate students across disciplines
• Work with students one-on-one to ensure academic success and persistence
• Collaborate with the Learning Center team to provide administrative supervision and assessment of programmatic initiatives
• Collaborate with the Learning Center team to develop and implement support materials and skill development activities for individual students and specific student populations
• Collaborate with the Learning Center team to deliver preprofessional development opportunities for tutors and ongoing mentoring for math and statistics tutors
• Perform other duties as assigned

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Other projects / programs as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to working with and serving diverse populations
• Self-starter, reliable and able to work independently and in teams

Preferred Qualifications Working Conditions / Physical Requirements Employee is typically subject to indoor work, though some outdoor work may be required.

Physical activities include repetitive motion and exerting up to 10 pounds of force in order to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Work Hours To be determined with supervisor. Posting Date 07 / 12 / 2024 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes